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July 27, 2011

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I'm linking up with Michelle at The Vintage Apple for Pinteresting Wednesday....you should too! Pinterest is a place where you can "pin" your favorite design ideas, recipes, projects and more. You need an invite to join...if you would like one please e-mail me or leave a comment on this post including your e-mail address. You can find me on Pinterest HERE.

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July 25, 2011

One of the many perks of having my mom out here is that she brought me tons of vintage items that we have been collecting since I was little. Some of it was my grandma's and some we bought over the years. Every time I see my mom I get a new box of stuff!

Like this Pepsi crate and cake plate. LOVE! Now I need to figure out something cute to do with the crate. (sorry for the crummy iphone photos....something is wrong with my camera) (oh and the galvanized tiered stand in the background is not vintage...it's from pottery barn)

And my favorite polka-dot mixing bowl set. My mom has a set with black dots...so adorable.

And all of my pyrex dishes! I totally forgot I had these.

And some jade mixing bowls. I have six mugs too. I must find a way to incorporate these into my kitchen color scheme.

And no vintage finds post would be complete without including a few mason jars. I love the lids. And isn't the cake plate to die for? Once I find everything a home I'll post more pictures. Happy Monday everyone!

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July 19, 2011

The husband has recently become obsessed with the show Finding Bigfoot on Animal Planet. I think he watched at least four or five episodes over the weekend. The show is about four researchers on the hunt for Bigfoot. They trek across country and interview witnesses. They even have one of the guys stand in for Bigfoot so the witness can judge the height of the creature they saw. Then they camp out at night and try to get a glimpse of a "squatch". It is hilarious. And of course every piece of "evidence" is totally logical and totally points towards the presence of a sasquatch in the area.

The creature you saw threw rocks? It's a fact that Bigfoots are known for throwing rocks.

The creature you saw was nine feet tall? The average male sasquatch is nine feet tall.

You don't say.

So naturally Bigfoot is now blamed for everything mysterious that happens in our house.

The seat in your car is reclined all the way back? Bigfoot must have taken it for a joyride.

Someone drank the last of the chocolate milk? Must have been a squatch. It's a fact that they love chocolate milk.

The husband surprised me with this gorgeous ceramic watch....and funny enough my mom got me one that was almost identical. They know me well! So her watch got returned and now I'm on the hunt for something to replace it. Maybe a fun new purse or shoes? Decisions, decisions.

The awesome surprise of the day goes to my husband's cousin's wife, Melissa. She sent me this adorable cake plate....that she made herself! A mason jar cake plate??? Are you kidding me! I loved it. Thank you Melissa! And thanks to my co-workers for the amazing yummy cookies.

On Saturday the husband and I went up to my mom's lake cottage to relax and go tubing with friends. My mom finally has furniture up there and it's starting to look like a real house! I'll post pictures as soon as she's done adding her special touch to the place.

The husband tubing in the lake. It was a gorgeous day but so hot!

That's me! My arms are still aching from holding on so tight. Oh, and I desperately need a tan.

Thanks again to everyone for making my birthday special. Can we please celebrate my birthday every month?

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